Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 9:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 9:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 9:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God used a cloud to show the Israelites when to stay in one place and when to move. They followed the cloud's guidance because it was God's way of leading them on their journey.

Numbers 9:22: Or [whether it were] two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.

Contradiction with Exodus 40:36-37

These verses state that the Israelites only journeyed when the cloud was taken up, which aligns with Numbers 9:22 and does not offer a direct contradiction.

Exodus 40:36-37: And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: [went onward: Heb. journeyed]

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:5

This verse promises that God will never leave nor forsake individuals, focusing on personal divine presence rather than situational movement as in Numbers 9:22.

Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Urges continuous prayer, contradicting the often passive waiting described in Numbers 9:22 regarding the cloud's movement.

1 Thessalonians 5:17: Pray without ceasing.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:31

Describes strength and renewal in waiting on the Lord, which can contradictively suggest a proactive, empowered stance over the passive form described in Numbers 9:22 when waiting for the cloud.

Isaiah 40:31: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint. [renew: Heb. change]

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5-6

Encourages acting based on trust in the Lord to direct one's paths, potentially contradicting the reactive waiting approach in Numbers 9:22.

Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
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